Assistant Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Applications are invited from an assistant psychologist to provide support to the neuropsychology service at Donald Wilson House Rehabilitation Centre, based at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester. The neuro psychology service forms part of the Neuropsychology Department which sits within the Neurosciences and Stroke Directorate at University Hospital Sussex. The assistant psychologist may also be asked to provide support to the broader neuropsychology department.

The successful applicant may be involved in conducting neuropsychological assessment and providing group and individual therapeutic and rehabilitation support to the range of patients who present to Donald Wilson House, including patients with stroke and with brain injury. There will also be opportunities to work alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including occupational therapist, speech therapists and physiotherapists. The successful application may also be involved in supporting the wider neuropsychological department with clinical duties. There may also be some administrative support provided to the neuropsychology department. Flexible working options will be considered.

Main duties of the job

To provide the Neuropsychology department with support in delivering a professional and highly specialized neuropsychology service to service users admitted to Donald Wilson House Rehabilitation Centre based at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester.

At Donald Wilson House the post-holder will participate in delivering managed and supervised clinical practice to service uses presenting with presenting with complex neurodisability (including stroke).

  • The post holder will work alongside a senior neuropsychologist and within a multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder may also provide the neuropsychology department with support in delivering neuropsychology services to other areas of neuropsychology practice within University Hospital Sussex, such as to neurology outpatient clinics.

  • Non-clinical work will include assisting with departmental administration and audit/service development.

About us

About our Trust

At UH Sussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

At UH Sussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance – because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Upper second class degree or higher in psychology
  • Entitlement to graduate membership of BPS
  • Previous relevant experience as an assistant psychologist
  • Demonstration of relevant knowledge through volunteer roles, other roles and/or study
  • Experience using neuropsychological and other standardised assessment tools

Desirable

  • Further postgraduate training in relevant area
  • Experience of working with neurodisability

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 26 November 2024

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